Archives for the month November 2023 of Genesis8 Amstrad Page







DSC #4, an Amstrad CPC demo by Logon System (Longshot and CeD)

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DSC #4 by Logon System is their latest demo for Amstrad CPC released the 26th October 2023. It needs 128 Kb of RAM and works on every CRTC but the CRTC 1 will get a surprise.

Download DSC #4 on Pouet.




Peral by TheQproyect, an Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Peral by TheQproyect is an action Amstrad CPC game. It will be released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. There is no download yet but you should really go have a look at the Peral page project which is nice, enjoy the narrative, loading screen, video, game screens, documentation and the making off (in spanish but online translators are everywshere).

Video of Peral by Franbmk.




The Retromancer by Retromancer93, an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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The Retromancer by Retromancer93 is an action Amstrad CPC game. It is released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of The Retromancer.

Video of The Retromancer by XeNoM0RPH.




The Last Brew by VEC, an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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The Last Brew by VEC is an action Amstrad CPC game. It is released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of The Last Brew.

Video of The Last Brew by XeNoM0RPH.




Guard the Castle by Insane Games, a shoot them up Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Guard the Castle by Insane Games is an horizontal shoot them up Amstrad CPC game. It is released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of Guard the Castle.

Video of Guard the Castle by XeNoM0RPH.





Interview of Christian BALLANDRAS (Mandragore) by BDCIron on AMSnews

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An interesting interview of Christian BALLANDRAS (co-writer on the RPG game Mandragore) done by BDCIRON is available on AMSnews.




Shadow Maze by Rayon Studio, a labyrinth and memory Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Shadow Maze by Rayon Studio is a labyrinth and memory Amstrad CPC game written in basic, released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of Shadow Maze (mp4 download at the moment).

Video of Shadow Maze by XeNoM0RPH.




Top Goal by Spaghetti Studios, a football Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Top Goal by Spaghetti Studios is a football Amstrad CPC game (two players, 1 on 1) released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of Top Goal.

Video of Top Goal by XeNoM0RPH.






Sweet and Dark by Honey Badger Studios, an arcade Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Sweet and Dark by Honey Badger Studios is an arcade Amstrad CPC game (frogger like) released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of Sweet and Dark.




WhatTheRock by Createvia, an arcade Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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WhatTheRock by Createvia is an arcade Amstrad CPC game released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. You can download it on the web page of WhatTheRock.




Mr. Og the Sampler by Kaiwa Games, an Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Mr. Og the Sampler by Kaiwa Games is an action/puzzle Amstrad CPC game released for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. Beware you can hold only one key, use one, take the other after.

You can download it on the web page of Mr. Og the Sampler.






Balkanoid by Cassette Pixel Crafters, an Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Balkanoid by Cassette Pixel Crafters is an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Balkanoid on its Itch.io page.

Video of Balkanoid by XeNoMoRPH.




Final War by Recreogames, an platform Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Final War by Recreogames is a platform Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Final War on its Itch.io page.

Video of Final War by XeNoMoRPH.





Dive Jely by ChonkyBird, an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Dive Jely by ChonkyBird is an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Dive Jely on its Itch.io page.

Video of Dive Jely by XeNoMoRPH.




Forms by John LOBO, a puzzle Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Forms by John LOBO is a puzzle Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Forms on its Itch.io page.

Video of Forms by XeNoMoRPH.




Fitzroy Feels the Heat by Awergh, an Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Fitzroy Feels the Heat by Awergh is an action and reflexion Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Fitzroy Feels the Heat on its Itch.io page.

Video of Fitzroy Feels the Heat by XeNoMoRPH.




Rail Runner by Amstrad Artisans, an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Rail Runner by Amstrad Artisans is an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest. Slow at the start, but speed is going up as you go up levels too.

You can download Rail Runner on its Itch.io page.

Video of Rail Runner by XeNoMoRPH.





Nuke Bug by Alakran Studio, an Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Nuke Bug by Alakran Studio is an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Nuke Bug on its Itch.io page.

Video of Nuke Bug by XeNoMoRPH.




Timmy's Limbo by Bitter Games, an action Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Timmy's Limbo by Bitter Games is an action Amstrad CPC gamme for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Timmy's Limbo on its Itch.io page.

Video of Timmy's Limbo by XeNoMoRPH.




Keymaster's Journey by 21st Century Amstrad, an Amstrad CPC game for the CPCRetroDev 2023

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Keymaster's Journey by 21st Century Amstrad is an action Amstrad CPC gamme for the CPCRetroDev 2023 contest.

You can download Keymaster's Journey on its Itch.io page.






From 64 Kb to 1 Mb of RAM on an Amstrad CPC 464 by Noël Llopis

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Noel Llopis presents in his new video how he goes from 64 Kb to 1 Mb of RAM on an Amstrad CPC 464.

The expansion card to be used should have been by Revaldino but some components being hard to get, it's finally the card by Rebobinando which has been used.




Caprice Forever v2023-11, an Amstrad CPC emulator by Frédéric Coste for Windows

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Caprice Forever v2023-11 by Frédéric Coste is a modified version of the Caprice emulator (by Ulrich Doewich) for windows (32/64 bit). This version features :

  • Add SSA-1 Speech emulation
  • Add DK'Tronics Speech emulation
  • Improve Tape viewer including PPI audio direct navigation
  • Improve CRTC1 emulation (Thanks to Philippe 'Offset' Rimauro)
  • Fix minor bugs


WIP Goldorak pour Amstrad CPC+ et GX4000 par Zisquier

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Seventy-seven days still to discover Goldorak by Zisquier, Pulsophonic and Titan. It's a shoot them up for Amstrad CPC+ and GX4000.

The video below of Goldorak is an alpha version (4.4.1) eight months ago.





Soon a release of Ghosts of Blackwood Manor by Stefan Vogt, an Amstrad CPC adventure game

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The latest adventure game by Stefan Vogt will be soon released : Ghosts of Blackwood Manor which he is presenting the loading screen on Amstrad CPC. It will be available alson on : C64, C128, Spectrum, Amiga, AtariST, Ms-DOS, BBC, Electron, Apple2, TRS80, Plus4, Mega65 and SpecNext.



Video by Retro Erik showing an ISA bus extension for the Schneider EuroPC (8088)

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Schneider made the Amstrad CPC under licence in Germany. They also did create PC XT like the EuroPC (several models). Retro Erik is presenting an ISA bus extension which he saw in another Youtube video. At the end of the video he is announcing that he is working on an universal ISA bus extension with a friend of the Norway retro community.




Becoming the next Titan with Multipaint 2023.02 ?

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To make so beautiful Amstrad CPC loading screens like Eric Cubizolle (Titan), it's easy, you just need to use the same painting program : Multipaint by Tero Heikkinen AKA Dr. Terrorz, and maybe a bit of talent and mostly a lot of work.

Titan is describing Multipaint as a mmix of OCP Art Studio and Deluxe Paint for windows which offers the possibility of using the resolutions and palettes of a whole bunch of old computers including the Amstrad CPC (mode 0 and 1, overscan possible in mode 0).

Two videos presenting Multipaint (beware they are both from four years ago, so not about the latest version and features) :






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